Science Seeker

About ScienceSeeker

What is ScienceSeeker?

There are thousands of science blogs and news sites around the world, written by active scientists, journalists, professors, students, and interested laypeople. But until now, there hasn’t been a good way for readers to sort through all of them. There are dozens of blog collectives, many sites that organize some of the information in the blogs, but none that attempt to encompass the entire range of science reporting, analysis, and discussion taking place at an astonishing pace, worldwide.

ScienceSeeker is designed to fill that void. We have collected over 2,090 blogs and other science news sources in one place, and invite you to submit even more. Our goal is to be the world’s most comprehensive aggregator of science discussions, all organized by topic.

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The ScienceSeeker Team

Editors

Andy Extance is our Editor-in-Chief. In addition to his duties managing the editorial pool, he is responsible for updating our Facebook page and managing our Twitter account (@SciSeeker). Andy fuses chemistry and physics – and whatever other elements cross his desk – into words, thanks to a career infused with both fields. He’s now a freelance science writer working for many outlets, having previously been news editor for Compound Semiconductor magazine, when it was owned by Institute of Physics Publishing. Before becoming a professional writer, he worked in industrial chemistry, briefly making adhesives after spending six and a half years working at Tripos Discovery Research, an early-stage contract pharmaceutical research company. He previously ran a ‘spare time’ climate change blog, called Simple Climate, though this is now mostly another place where he shares others’ worthy efforts. Andy is also director of Exeter Empirical and on the board of the Association of British Science Writers. You can follow him on Twitter @andyextance.

Peter Krautzberger studied mathematics in Munich and Berlin and recently spent two years at the University of Michigan as a DFG postdoctoral fellow. He founded MathBlogging.org, the math copy-cat of ScienceBlogging.org, as well boolesrings.org, a network of academic homepages. He picks the best posts in the field of mathematics.

Raphael Ndem is our Photo Editor, and manages our Google+ page. Raphael is a tech enthusiast who appreciates the wonders of computers & gadgets. Completing a BSc and MSc in Biomedical Science at a young age furthered his interests in the field of biology, and degree projects involved the use of bioinformatics tools for predicting the secondary structures, and trans-membrane regions of proteins, which allowed him to apply his passion for technology in biomedicine. When not managing the audio or lighting for amateur theatre productions, he regularly shares ideas and posts related to his interests on Google+.

Teodora Stoica is a science writer and a PhD neuroscience student at the University of Louisville. She studies the relationship between emotion and cognition from a neuroimaging perspective. She has researched in the cognitive affective neuroscience field at Yale University and University of Maryland Baltimore. She blogs at Curious Cortex. Teodora was formerly a blog curator with ScienceSeeker, responsible for seeking out and adding new blogs not already registered with us. Now she concentrates on picking the best neuroscience posts. She enjoys the challenge of marathons and Ashtanga yoga. Follow on Twitter @CuriousCortex.

Wes Wilson is a molecular biologist in Australia, whose work is focused on proteins involved in breast cancer tumorigenesis as well as previous studies on the epigenetics of tumor progression in pediadric brain cancers. He has a passion is for the health sciences and occasionally blogs over at MostlyScience to help demystify evidence based medicine. Wes is also an ardent programmer and developer and sits on one of the organizing committees for Hacking Health, where both his interests collide. Wes makes picks in the category of academic life. Follow him on Twitter @WesleyWilson.

Michael Ringenbach is a Public Health graduate student at the Penn State College of Medicine.  He is an avid childhood cancer advocate, and coordinates student volunteer efforts full time for the non-profit organization Four Diamonds.  In addition, he has performed research in the areas of Allergy and Immunology, and has assisted on projects with the Pennsylvania Public Health Workforce Development Taskforce and Alzheimer’s Association. Michael is making picks in the field of public health, and you can follow him on Twitter at @mringenbach.

Thanassis Psaltis is a Physics graduate student at McMaster University in Canada. His research interest lies in the area of Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics, the study of the origin of the elements in the cosmos. When he is not smashing nuclei using big machines to find out what are we made of, he produces/presents shows in W.J. McCallion Planetarium and participates in several science communication initiatives. Thanassis makes picks in the fields of art, photography, physics and general science. You can follow him on Twitter @psaltistha.

Joana Neto is a Psychologist, oriented to Clinical and Health Psychology area. She graduated at University of Coimbra and is a member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists. Joana aims to study consciousness through the lens of evolutionary theory. In the meantime, she enjoys writing about psychology, with special focus on evolutionary psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and psychoanalysis. She blogs at Teste de Hipóteses; you can follow her on Twitter @dehipoteses. Joana will be picking from evolution, psychology and clinical psychology.

Javier Carmona obtained his PhD in Barcelona, Spain, in the field of epigenetics. He then moved to New York to do a postdoc investigating the mechanisms of resistance to therapy in cancer, and in 2016 he joined the editorial team of Nature Medicine covering the area of cancer biology. Despite his background in biomedicine, he has broad scientific interests, and occasionally writes about different topics on the blog Mapping Ignorance. Javier is very interested in science communication and outreach, and selects top posts in the fields of medicine and general biology. You can follow him on Twitter @FJCarmonas.

Jennifer Tsang is a science editor and freelance science writer. She has completed a Ph.D. in microbiology and studied antimicrobial resistance as a postdoctoral fellow. She writes for her own microbiology blog called The Microbial Menagerie and blogs for the American Society for Microbiology. While not thinking about science, she enjoys reading a good book, photographing nature and cities, finding her zen in yoga and running, and playing clarinet. Jennifer is picking posts from ecology and policy bundles. You can follow her on Twitter or Facebook..

Natalie Holmes is a freelance writer with a Masters in Environment and Development. She lives and works in Berlin, covering topics such as sustainability, technology, and cities & urbanism. She runs a small online magazine, Lo/Rez, which deals with the intersection of art and science. She’s especially interested in shedding light on the myriad and increasing ways AI impacts society. Natalie is also a trained yoga teacher. Natalie is making picks from the science communication bundle. You can find her on Twitter @planetnatty.

Beverly McClenaghan has always been passionate about nature. Her love for animals and science led her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Zoology at the University of Guelph. As she learned more about the amazing biodiversity around her, she also learned that she loves to share her knowledge and enthusiasm for science with others. She is currently working on a Master’s degree in avian ecology and conservation at Trent University. When she is not hard at work on her thesis, she can be found birdwatching, rock climbing and hiking. Beverly is picking top posts from the fields of environment and conservation. You can find her on Twitter @beverly_mcc.

Shriyaa Mittal is a graduate student at the University of Illinois working on her PhD in Biophysics. Shriyaa is a computer scientist by training but got blown away when she was first introduced to molecular biology and the Smith-Waterman algorithm in her bioinformatics class in college. Since then, her research interests have been focused towards computational biology and computational simulations of biomolecules. Apart from research, she paints (but does not draw) and is learning the Latin language. She has contributed to several blogs, including for the Biophysical Society. Shriyaa selects top posts in computer science, education and student life. Follow her on Twitter @shriyaamittal.

Jesse Zondervan is starting his PhD in Geology in Plymouth after graduating from Imperial College in London. He has done research on how landscapes evolve in areas of active mountain building and will be continuing this in Morocco. His interest in Geology is largely an interest in the stories of natural history. This love of stories spills over into his interest of travelling and writing. As a student in Australia, he has written a student blog for the science marketing website. Jesse makes picks in the category of geoscience. Follow him on Twitter @JesseZondervan.

Muhammad Hamza Waseem is pursuing B.S. Electrical Engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan. He is actively involved in science outreach and edits various science journals targeted towards high schools and undergraduate students. Currently, he is investigating Fourier optics and holography. He is making picks from our astronomy bundle.

Kayla Matz is a biochemist in the area of biometals. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry a few years ago at University of Arizona studying how bacteria steal important metals and get rid of toxic metals. Now, she is teaching college chemistry and biochemistry in Milwaukee, United States. She is passionate about science communication and outreach, and blogs about the science of metals at seesciences.com. She is picking the best science podcasts. Follow her on twitter @seesciences.

Gaia Cantelli received her PhD from King’s College London in the UK, where she worked on melanoma cell motility and metastasis. Since then, she has moved to the USA to work as a postdoctoral associate at Duke University, studying the mechanisms that regulate cancer cell metastasis to the bone. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, cooking and dancing. She has a passion for outreach, science communication and writing and she regularly blogs over at scienceblog.com. She is a content editor for ScienceSeeker, writing non-pick posts.

Pranab Chatterjee is a public health doctor from India, who believes healthcare access should be universal. When he is not wrangling with infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and public health in India, he is busy clicking bad photos, or planning exotic trips. He has been blogging on and off, for over seven years, at Scepticemia but now is more active on Twitter, where you can catch up with him @Scepticemia. He is making picks from our health, medicine and social sciences bundles.

Anushka Khasnobish is a creative writer wandering in the maze of science of little things called “microbiology”. She is a science communication enthusiast and is currently looking at the relationship between human health and our little microbe friends and how health experts can utilize this relationship for therapeutic purposes. She is a curious child trapped in an adult body and this curiosity is fuel of her work. She is a strong believer of destiny which reflects in her creative blog title “Maktub”. Having published some of her writings in anthologies, she is currently looking for a job where she can travel, explore and write. You can find her on Twitter or on Facebook. She is making picks from our microbiology bundle.

Amie Norton is a postdoc at Bowling Green State University in Dr. Ostrowski’s Lab. She studies biodegradable inorganic polymers. Her passion are research, outreach, scicomm and mentoring. She spends her free time with her schnoodle Max. She is making picks from our education bundle.

Mitali Adlakha is a science writer and science communications enthusiast. She moved to United States six years ago to pursue her Master’s degree in Cell Biology. She soon realized her passion for Viruses and infectious diseases and is currently pursuing a PhD in Virology. She uses molecular biology techniques and some cool microscopy to study virus-host interactions. She is currently a writer at the Science café and The Almost Doctor’s Channel. She hopes that someday she will infect people with some enthusiasm for science. She is making picks from our biotechnology, cell biology and clinical research bundles.

Development

Jessica Perry Hekman, DVM, MS is the former Technical Director for ScienceSeeker. Jessica worked as a software engineer in online publishing for 12 years, helping transform print publications into digital versions. In 2007 she returned to school full time to earn her DVM and MS degrees, and got to see scientific publishing from the other side of the fence. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Illinois working in genomics and bioinformatics. Jessica blogs at The Dog Zombie.

Karyn Traphagen is the former Executive Director of ScienceOnline and remains in close contact with the ScienceSeeker team. While Karyn’s background is in physics, she describes herself as a knowledge addict and is insatiably curious. She delights in highlighting the tiny treasures of the world that exist all around us (and which often go unnoticed in our busy lives). You can follow her @ktraphagen.

Gabriel Aponte is a former lead developer for ScienceSeeker. Since joining our team in 2011, he was been responsible for the vast majority of code running the site, and has also contributed several key design elements. His involvement with ScienceSeeker is driven by his interest in science and projects to improve the representation of science on the web.

Dave Munger, Founding Editor of ScienceSeeker, is a writer living in Davidson, North Carolina. Dave was the co-founder and editor of Research Blogging. He has also been a columnist for SeedMagazine.com and written several college writing textbooks. For five years, Dave was the primary writer for the psychology blog Cognitive Daily, which was chosen three times to appear in the Open Laboratory, an annual anthology of the top science blog posts on the web. It has appeared on numerous top ten lists including ranking seventh on Nature’s 50 popular science blogs list. Dave is also an avid runner who has completed four marathons and co-owns a race timing company, Davidson Timing.

Past Contributors

Mark Hahnel
Chris Maden
Anton Zuiker

Past Editors

Dimitra Blana: biotechnology, health, medicine, artificial intelligence, career and grants (2016-2017)
Hamideh Emrani: cell biology (2016-2017)
Jimmy Brancho: science communication (2016-2017)Julia Turan: cell biology, psychiatry and neuroscience (2016)
Rebecca Heisman: ecology, conservation, and the environment (2016)
Jordan Gaines Lewis: former Editor-in-Chief, biology, neuroscience, psychology, and health (2012-2016)
Caitlin Kirkwood: neuroscience, engineering, biology, medicine, health (2013-2016)
Shelly Xuelai Fan: neuroscience, nutrition (2013-2015) 
Rachel Zamzow: neuroscience, academic life (2013-2015)
Janet Kwasniak: blog curator (2014-2015)
Jessie Hale: blog curator (2014-2015)
Dylan Benito: geology, climate science (2014-2015)
Rebecca Schwarzlose: neuroscience, psychology, academic life (2014)
Fletcher Halliday: biology, conservation, ecology, environment, evolution, microbiology (2013-2014)
Andrew Watt: medicine, neuroscience, and psychology (2013-2014)
Allie Wilkinson: biology, conservation, ecology, environmental sciences, evolution, marine biology, and geosciences (2013-2014)
Jason G. Goldman: Associate Editor (2013-2014)
Cristy Gelling: biology (2012-2014)
Sarah Chow: anthropology, biology, chemistry, ecology/conservation, health, medicine, and philosophy (2012-2013)
Matthew Francis: astronomy, physics (2012)